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Illegal fishing and physical violence on Chinese 'devil ships' exposed

The Environmental Justice Foundation exposes the extent of illegal fishing and human rights violations by China’s distant water fleet.

Nature

EU plays a ‘key role’ in Asian shark fin trade, study reveals

Global shark populations are declining rapidly with overfishing driving them towards extinction.

Green News

This adorable ghost shark has a sex tentacle on its head

If you’re looking for your new favourite sea creature, then look no further.

Culture news

Sharks exhibition in New York aims to change the 'jaws' image

The exhibition will be open until August 14, 2022, at New York's American Museum of Natural History.

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A sand shark released from a fisherman's hook

A fisherman caught a sand shark on his fishing line in Hatay, Turkey. Unable to remove the hook from the fish's mouth, he pulled the animal to the shore with his boat.

Nature

The secret sex lives of sharks have been revealed by new tech

Mating rituals of mysterious Basker sharks have been exposed by oceanographers in the UK.

Nature

EU accounts for 22 per cent of global trade in shark meat, says WWF

Thanks to confusing names, we could be eating more shark and ray meat than we realise.

Nature

Shark culling in Australia isn’t making it any safer to swim

Experts argue that Australia’s shark control methods are contributing to the largest marine cull in history.

Green News

Magnetic migration: Sharks’ have GPS to navigate the oceans

Sharks travel tens of thousands of kilometres every year. Breakthrough in research that shows the influence of magnetic fields on migration routes could help conservation efforts.

Nature

Shark fishing for profit could soon be legal in the Maldives

Is killing more sharks the answer to boost the economy in the Maldives?

World

Scientists discover glow-in-the-dark sharks off New Zealand

They say that the findings had repercussions for our understanding of life in the deep sea; one of the least-studied ecosystems on the planet.

World

'Curtains of death': Conservationists warn on swimming safety nets

There were 100 attacks by sharks on humans last year. In that time, humans killed 100 million sharks. So didn't Jaws have the shark-to-human dynamic the wrong way round?

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Fibreglass shark linked to Jaws movie is installed at new musuem

The shark was rescued from a scrapyard and will go on display at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Green News

Half a million sharks could be killed for Covid-19 vaccine, says NGO

“Sourcing an ingredient from a wild animal is not a long-term solution."

Green News

Grey reef sharks have a ‘social network’ of long-term friends

And it could make finding food easier for them.

Switzerland

Wildlife conference adopts news protections for Mako sharks

Mako sharks are known as cheetah of the ocean for their speed

USA

Over 150 great white sharks spotted off coast of Cape Cod since June

A man died last year after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Cape Cod. It was the first fatality from a shark attack in Massachusetts since 1936.

France

30 sharks die at French aquarium, some ate each other: Sea Shepherd

France's largest aquarium is facing legal action from an NGO over the deaths of 30 hammerhead sharks.

USA

Divers pictured swimming with 2.5 tonne Great White

Fearless divers have been seen swimming alongside one of the biggest great white sharks on record

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Watch: Scuba diving lesson turns into shark rescue effort

What was supposed to be a diving lesson ended in the saving of a shark, who had plastic netting stuck in its mouth.